Improved secretary-safe



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` The saidsafe portion A, thus constructed, is lined with some suitable non-conducting material d, filling r between the said inter-riveted iron and steel a and b @paient ctiiiiite.

i J. SULLIVAN, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

` i Letters Patent No.1105,51d, dated July 19, 1870.

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The Schedule referred t'o in these Letters Patent and making part of the same` To all whomz't may concern:

Beit known that I, TIMOTHY J. SULLIVAN, ofthe city andconntyof Albany, State of New York, have invented a ne'w and useful Improvement, which I denominate Secretary or Boudoir-Safe; and I do hereby declare that the following is a dcscriptionjthercof', -reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forining a part of thisspecificatio'n, in which Figure lrepresents a perspective view of the in-V `vention.`

`Figure 2 is a side elevation of the saine. My inventioirrelates to a safewhich will combine with it a secretary or ai secretaryand book-case, in

such ra manner'that the said safe and its secretary, or secretary 'and book-case, will be of one construction,

' and prinoipally'of iron, or iron and steel combined,

and so arxangcdin its `parts as to afford security for valuables,`and facilities and conveniences for writing,

` and for booksand paperswhich cannot beseeured without recourse to at least two distinct articles as they are now constructed.

'Ihe objectof this invention is to secure with a safe the conveniences of a writing-desk 'or secretary, or of i asecretary and bo'ol-casc, with` their drawers, shelves,

and `otherreceptacles, which are necessary and desir` able, and will be appropriate to a private .room or a boudoir, by wbicbladies and others may be provided with ameans for preserving their jewels or other valuables, secure from burglars and re, and, at the same time, have all the conveniences of a secretary,

ora secretary. and book-casein one and the same article, thus dispensing withthe necessity of using two separate and distinct articles to secure the same desired and usefnlmeans embodied in this invention.

i In the drawin`g` A representsthe portion of the invention which is the safe. Thisportion may be made of chilled iron, or i of iron and steel, as shown in iig. 2, in which the iron plates a are inter-riveted with `the plates of steel b,

` the same as in safes usually constructed 'of those two proof.

l i i I place above and secure to ormake with 'the safeportion, A, theportion B or secretary, which I construct principally of iron outsidc,`whilc the interior I line with wood and ilt up with any desirable `drawers or receptacles, finished with cloth or velvet, or other material, in whole or part, astaste might sug rest. This secretary portion Bl'is. furnished with a writing-desk, c, which writing-desk I prefer to have eonstructed to turn down, as shown by dotted lines in tig. 2, though it may be constructed to be'drawn'out lor otherwise, to afford opportunity for writing.

Drawers ff may be placed in the body'of the said secretary, either below the writing-desk, as shown, or

above the same, which would aiord receptacles for trinkets or other articles, to which access can be had without necessitating the opening of the writing-desk in the main body when said articles are to be depos itcd or withdrawn. i v

I also make to and place above the secretary portion B athird portion, 0,. which I denominate the .book-ease ,part of this invention, the outer shell ot 'which I prefer to construct of iron, which I line with wood, either varnished or finished with cloth or velvet, or other suitable material.

This book-case portion O I also furnish with shelves g, or other. convenient receptacles, as may be required. The said portion O is furnished with doors h, which may beI constructed to swing out or to fold or slide open, or operatein any of the usual ways that might be desired.

When the portions A B of this invention are used in combination, I denominate the article a secretarysate, and when the portions A, B, and C are used in combination, I denominate the article a boudoir-safe,- and in either will befonnd the desired security for valuables from loss by robbers or fire, and conveni ences which heretofore could'only be had by means of another and distinct article.

`IEIaving described `my invention,

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent, is;- v l 1. `A secretary-safe, in which is combined the safe portion A and secretary portion B, substantially in th'e manner set forth for the purpose specilied.

2. The boudoir-safe, in which is combined of-safe purposes specified.

T. J. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses: M. A. FAnnnLL, ALEX. SnLKIRK. 

